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Beyond Church and State Democracy, Secularism, and Conversion

Scherer Matthew
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781107579439
Publisert
2015-10-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
340 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
P, U, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
252

Forfatter
Scherer Matthew

Biographical note

Matthew Scherer is Assistant Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University.

Beyond Church and State Democracy, Secularism, and Conversion

Scherer Matthew
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk
Scherer Matthew
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk
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Secularism is often imagined in Thomas Jefferson's words as 'a wall of separation between Church and State'. This book moves past that standard picture to argue that secularism is a process that reshapes both religion and politics. Borrowing a term from religious traditions, the book goes further to argue that this process should be understood as a process of conversion. Matthew Scherer studies Saint Augustine, John Locke, John Rawls, Henri Bergson and Stanley Cavell to present a more accurate picture of what secularism is, what it does, and how it can be reimagined to be more conducive to genuine democracy.
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Acknowledgments; Introduction: beyond the separation of church and state: secularism as conversion; 1. The authorized narrative and crystalline structure of conversion in Augustine's Confessions; 2. Toleration and conversion in Locke's letters: it is 'above all things necessary to distinguish'; 3. The crystalline structure of conversion: Henri Bergson's Two Sources; 4. Saint John (Rawls), the miracle of secular reason; 5. The wish for a better life: Stanley Cavell's critique of the social contract; Conclusion: from Supernovas into The Deep: secularism as conversion, a conversion of secularism; Index.
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'A brilliant contribution to the study of secularity, offering a new perspective on what has become a tired debate about political-religious separation. In inviting readers to rethink secularism as a 'religious' conversion - as rooted in the past and yet ruptured from it - Matthew Scherer has written a thought-provoking book of great originality. Beyond Church and State is essential reading for anyone who wishes to engage in serious public discussion on the topic.' Talal Asad, City University of New York, and author of Formations of the Secular
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Beyond Church and State argues that secularism is a process that transforms the interrelated fields of religion and politics.

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Secularism is often imagined in Thomas Jefferson's words as 'a wall of separation between Church and State'. This book moves past that standard picture to argue that secularism is a process that reshapes both religion and politics. Borrowing a term from religious traditions, the book goes further to argue that this process should be understood as a process of conversion. Matthew Scherer studies Saint Augustine, John Locke, John Rawls, Henri Bergson and Stanley Cavell to present a more accurate picture of what secularism is, what it does, and how it can be reimagined to be more conducive to genuine democracy.
Les mer
Acknowledgments; Introduction: beyond the separation of church and state: secularism as conversion; 1. The authorized narrative and crystalline structure of conversion in Augustine's Confessions; 2. Toleration and conversion in Locke's letters: it is 'above all things necessary to distinguish'; 3. The crystalline structure of conversion: Henri Bergson's Two Sources; 4. Saint John (Rawls), the miracle of secular reason; 5. The wish for a better life: Stanley Cavell's critique of the social contract; Conclusion: from Supernovas into The Deep: secularism as conversion, a conversion of secularism; Index.
Les mer
'A brilliant contribution to the study of secularity, offering a new perspective on what has become a tired debate about political-religious separation. In inviting readers to rethink secularism as a 'religious' conversion - as rooted in the past and yet ruptured from it - Matthew Scherer has written a thought-provoking book of great originality. Beyond Church and State is essential reading for anyone who wishes to engage in serious public discussion on the topic.' Talal Asad, City University of New York, and author of Formations of the Secular
Les mer
Beyond Church and State argues that secularism is a process that transforms the interrelated fields of religion and politics.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781107579439
Publisert
2015-10-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
340 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
P, U, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
252

Forfatter
Scherer Matthew

Biographical note

Matthew Scherer is Assistant Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University.

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